Article supporting attachment for lawn chairs



Nov, 2, 1954 R. W. SCHWEIGHART ARTICLE SUPPORTING ATTACHMENT FOR LAWN CHAIRS Filed July 17, 1955 INVENTOR. mwmuaw. SCHWfiGHAD-T AT To QM ErrS United States Patent ARTICLE SUPPORTING ATTACHMENT FOR LAWN CHAIRS Raymond W. Schweighart, Humboldt, 111. Application July 17, 1953, Serial No. 368,728

4 Claims, (Cl. 155188) This invention relates to supporting devices for articles to be attached to chairs, such as lawn chairs or the like, and more particularly to an improved detachable supporting device for use in supporting a dust rag or the lilfiebeneath the seat of a lawn chair or similar type of c an. I

A main object of the invention is to provide a novel and improved article supporting device for a lawn chair, said device being simple in construction, being easy to install on a lawn chair, and providing a means of supporting a dust rag or similar article in a concealed position beneath the seat of the chair.

A further object of the invention isto provide an improved article supporting attachment for a lawn chair, said attachment being inexpensive to manufacture, being rugged in construction, and being inconspicuous in appearance when attached to a chair.

Further objects and advantages of the invention will become apparent from the following description and claims, and from the accompanying drawings, wherein:

Figure l is a fragmentary side elevational view, partly in vertical cross section, of a lawn chair provided with an improved article-supporting attachment constructed in accordance with the present invention, the attachment being shown installed on the chair.

Figure 2 is an enlarged vertical cross sectional view taken on the line 22 of Figure 1 Figure 3 is an enlarged fragmentary perspective view of th; article-supporting attachment employed in Figures 1 an 2 Referring to the drawings, 11 designates a conventional lawn chair of the type having a seat 12 of sheet metal or the like, said seat being provided with the depending peripheral flange 13 extending completely around the seat. The seat is provided with the tubular arm rest bar elements 14 which are secured at 15 and 16 to the peripheral flange 13 as well as being secured at 17 and 18 to the seat back 19.

Designated generally at 20 is an article-supporting attachment for the chair, said attachment being used to support a dust rag 21 or similar article in a concealed position beneath the seat 12. The attachment 20 comprises a pair of generally U-shaped spring clips 21, 21, said spring clips having the relatively short inner arms 22 which are bent at 23, as shown in Figures 2 and 3, to define upwardly and inwardly directed lugs 24, as viewed in Figure 2. The lugs 24 are apertured, and connected thereto are the respective opposite ends of a coil spring 25. The outer arms of the clips 21 are designated respectively at 26, 26 and said outer arms are bent upwardly and inwardly, as viewed in Figure 2, to define arcuate lug elements 27, 27 adapted to engage on the opposite margins of the top surface of the seat 12 in the manner illustrated in Figure 2.

Designated at 28 is a circular plate member which is secured at diametrically opposite points thereon to the intermediate portion of the coil spring 25, as by U-shaped clamping members 29, 29 provided on the plate member 28, as illustrated in Figure 3.

In installing the device, the clips 21, 21 are engaged on opposite portions of the peripheral depending flange 13 of the seat 12, the flange being received between the bend 23 and the outer arm 26 of each clip, as illustrated in Figure 2, the arcuate lug portion 27 of each outer arm being engaged on the rounded margin of the top surface of the seat. The coiled spring and the plate member 28 are thus supported beneath the seat 12 2,693,226 Patented Nov. 2, 1954 with the plate member 28 biased upwardly toward the bottom surface of the seat. A dust rag 21 or other similar article may be thus supported beneath the seat in a concealed, out-of-the-way position, but may be readily removed whenever required by merely reaching under the seat.

The plate member 28 is preferably of substantial size, whereby a large dust rag 21 or other relatively large article may be supported under the seat, and whereby the article will be protected against rain and other weather conditions by being housed beneath the seat.

While a specific embodiment of an improved article supporting attachment for a lawn chair or the like has been disclosed in the foregoing description, it will be understood that various modifications within the spirit of the invention may occur to those skilled in the art. Therefore, it is intended that no limitations be placed on the invention except as defined by the scope of the appended claims.

What is claimed is:

1. An article supporting attachment for a lawn chair of the type having a seat provided with a depending peripheral flange comprising a pair of upwardly facing, opposing spring clips engageable with opposite portions of said flange, a coiled spring connecting the inner opposing portions of said clips, and a plate member secured to the intermediate portion of said spring, said plate member being adapted to exert clamping pressure on the bottom surface of the seat and to retain an article between said plate member and said bottom surface.

2. An article supporting attachment for a lawn chair of the type having a seat provided with a depending peripheral flange comprising a pair of generally U-shaped upwardly facing, opposing spring clips adapted to receive and clampingly engage the opposite portions of said flange, a coiled spring connecting the top ends of the opposing inner arms of said clips, and a plate member secured to the intermediate portion of said spring, said plate member being adapted to exert clamping pressure on the bottom surface of the seat and to retain an article between said plate member and said bottom surface.

3. An article supporting attachment for a lawn chair of the type having a seat provided with a depending peripheral-flange comprising a pair of generally U-shaped upwardly facing, opposing spring clips adapted to receive and clampingly engage opposite portions of said flange, a coiled spring connecting the top ends of the opposing inner arms of said clips, the outer arms of said clips being curved inwardly at their top ends over the top ends of said inner arms and being engageable on the top surface of the opposite marginal portions of the seat, and a plate member secured horizontally to the intermediate portion of said coiled spring, said plate member being adapted to exert clamping pressure on the bottom surface of the seat and to retain an article between said plate member and said bottom surface.

4. In combination with a lawn chair of the type having a seat provided with a depending peripheral flange, a pair of generally U-shaped, upwardly facing, opposing spring clips receiving and clampingly engaging opposite pot tions of said flange, a coil spring connecting the top ends of the opposing inner arms of said clips, the outer arms of clips being curved inwardly at their top ends over the top ends of said inner arms and engaging on the top surface of the opposite marginal portions of the seat, and a plate member secured horizontally to the intermediate portion of said coil spring, said plate member being adapted to exert clamping pressure on the bottom surface of the seat and retain an article between said plate member and said bottom surface.

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